blast off
Example Sentences
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The next inning, he delivered a two-run double, and in the fourth, he mashed a two-run blast off the right-field scoreboard to put the Cubs up 5-1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
China, after all, is scheduled to put men on the moon by 2030, though not before Artemis III and IV blast off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
The rocket had been set to blast off in March, but after a helium leak was discovered it was returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building in Cape Canaveral, Florida, for repairs.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
When Adenot saw Haignere's mission blast off, she was 14 years old.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
And we watched Apollo 11 blast off to the moon.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
